diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
index 3bf8a9d7f217..d7a3be5ab777 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -2925,11 +2925,16 @@ nfsd4_encode_read(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr,
 	len = maxcount;
 	v = 0;
 	while (len > 0) {
-		pn = resp->rqstp->rq_resused++;
+		pn = resp->rqstp->rq_resused;
+		if (!resp->rqstp->rq_respages[pn]) { /* ran out of pages */
+			maxcount -= len;
+			break;
+		}
 		resp->rqstp->rq_vec[v].iov_base =
 			page_address(resp->rqstp->rq_respages[pn]);
 		resp->rqstp->rq_vec[v].iov_len =
 			len < PAGE_SIZE ? len : PAGE_SIZE;
+		resp->rqstp->rq_resused++;
 		v++;
 		len -= PAGE_SIZE;
 	}
@@ -2975,6 +2980,8 @@ nfsd4_encode_readlink(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd
 		return nfserr;
 	if (resp->xbuf->page_len)
 		return nfserr_resource;
+	if (!resp->rqstp->rq_respages[resp->rqstp->rq_resused])
+		return nfserr_resource;
 
 	page = page_address(resp->rqstp->rq_respages[resp->rqstp->rq_resused++]);
 
@@ -3024,6 +3031,8 @@ nfsd4_encode_readdir(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4
 		return nfserr;
 	if (resp->xbuf->page_len)
 		return nfserr_resource;
+	if (!resp->rqstp->rq_respages[resp->rqstp->rq_resused])
+		return nfserr_resource;
 
 	RESERVE_SPACE(NFS4_VERIFIER_SIZE);
 	savep = p;